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Food grain crunch hits state [1]

Sept. 23: The deficient rainfall has turned 50 lakh acres of fertile fields in the state into brownish barren
swathes of land.
With the southwest monsoon coming to a close by the month-end, there is no relief possible now and food grain production is likely to be just half of what it was in 2008, with a consequent surge in prices.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2009
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Natural Disasters [4], Food Stress [5], Drought [6], Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) [7], Andhra Pradesh [8]

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